Good omen? Bird collision preceded NJ lottery winner's $90 million Mega Millions jackpot

Comment #14

grwurston — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 01:27:57 GMT

Maybe it was a bat.

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sully16 — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 08:18:38 GMT

Cardinals are good luck. Congrats to the lucky guy, hope the bird is ok.

Comment #12

Participant — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 04:38:58 GMT

I am glad that you have appreciation for the dignity of the bird, that it too is a bona fide member of this community of living things on planet Earth, and its contribution to the community of lottery players has been noticed with dignity and respect. I hope the bird is physically OK.

Comment #11

Artist77 — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:11:24 GMT

I always thought a bird hitting anything near you was a bad omen. And especially a bird getting into your home. Supposedly meant someone would die soon.

Comment #10

Todd — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 21:53:32 GMT

Yes.

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noise-gate — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 21:19:10 GMT

* When this character mentioned bird strike l thought of that Bird strike that landed that jet in the Hudson years ago. Both ended on a good note nonetheless.

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Ranett — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:54:19 GMT

Does NJ have a scanner on their mobile app

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JustMaybe — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:03:39 GMT

They handed the clerk their ticket to check it, and the cashier waited for the crowd inside the store to disperse before showing the lucky customer the prize notice.

People rant and rave about wanting to be anonymous.

Then someone walks into a crowded store, hands over their ticket to the cashier to check their numbers - the same numbers that are all over the news, online, basically everywhere.

Oh well, oh well, nothing left to say.

Congratulations

Comment #6

Think — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:25:22 GMT

Well now this is just obligatory -

https://youtu.be/9Gc4QTqslN4?si=0IUk4WwLayniOPx2

Comment #5

Lotterologist — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:33:10 GMT

I once rescued a bird after it crashed into a building near a parking lot. It appeared to be unconscious at first. It soon regained consciousness and I placed it in a safe area.

Anyway, a great story.

Congrats

Comment #4

dickblow — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:10:49 GMT

so did the bird give him the winning numbers

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Tucker Black — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:06:13 GMT

50% in taxes after the 50% haircut.... $22 million on a 90 million dollar jackpot

retailer gets 1/3 of 1/10 of 1%... don't retailers usually get 1% as a bonus? Maybe that's the rate for scratch-offs.

great game

Comment #2

Tony Numbers — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:19:55 GMT

What happened to the bird

Comment #1

mightwin1 — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:05:46 GMT

Congrats to the winner. Weird stuff happens to me everyday. Fell the other day in the snow walking back from buying tickets in front of a line of cars waiting at the stop light. Too bad I didn't win, would of made a great story...lol

Good omen? Bird collision preceded NJ lottery winner's $90 million Mega Millions jackpot

Lottery Post — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:53:38 GMT

I knew something was coming: Window strike foretold massive win

By Kate Northrop

The New Jersey lottery winner of a $90 million Mega Millions jackpot knew something was headed their way when a bird crashed into their window the night they unknowingly became the state's newest multi-millionaire.

A bird strike on a New Jersey lottery player's window was a sign that foretold their $90 million Mega Millions jackpot win, the winner said.

The anonymous player told New Jersey Lottery of... [ More ]